Japanese Art

Christie's auctions of Japanese art comprises a wide array of material, including painted screens, scrolls, calligraphy, woodcut prints, ceramics, lacquer, costumes, armour and swords. The market for Japanese art remains buoyant with strong prices achieved across the board. Christie's sold a pair of six-panel screens from the early 17th century for $968,000 (March 2006), while a modern painting, Garage (Jidoshagoya) by Saeki Yuzo (1898-1928), sold for $721,000 (May 2000), putting it in the same league as European modern works of art. Christie's holds four major sales a year, two in New York and two in London.

Upcoming Sales from this department

  • Mar 2009 17 10am & 2pm & 4pm

    Rockefeller Center

    Japanese and Korean

  • May 2009 15 10:30am & 2pm

    South Kensington

    Chinese & Japanese Works of Art & Textiles

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